Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-15

| ments and figures therein as true. Senator
 Graham, chairman of the railroad commit ! tee, said he did not see how the Senators
 were to learn anything further than the com.
 mittee had learned. Senator Walsh suggest
 ed that something further might be ascer
 tained by an examination of the figures
 The report was tabled and together with the
 memorial was ordered printed. Senator
 Graham moved that the reply of the railroad | company be also printed and it was SO or | dered. MT. Goodwin remonstrates against ! the reports being accepted, claiming that | the report wholly ignores all the essential l charges that were made. He claims that the | most important witness summoned by the l committee was sent home by Attorney Rob inson and that another one did not respond. THE CAMBRIDGE GUARD.
 The matter of granting $1OO year for | armory rent to the ambridge Guard, of l Hartford, (colored) came up again this morn ! ing. Senator Gallagher made strong argu- ments in favor of having the petition recom- ! mitted to the committee and urged a favor. | able report. Senator Allen explained that l there was no question of color involved, but | that the law explicitly prohibited armory | rent allowances to independent companies, | white or colored. The Senators then con
 cured in giving the petitioners leave to | withdraw.
 COMMITTEES APPOINTED. The Senate adhered to it's action on the tax | commission bill and Sen. Coffin was appoint | ed on the conference committee which was | appointed. Senator Sumner was appointed | on the committee on the bill regarding en- | ployment of Pinkerton detectives. | TO APPROPRIATE $12,000.
 The conference committee on the bill | regarding the pollution of streams presented
 a substitute bill requiring the State board of ! health to consider and report on the proper l methods of drainage, etc., and the protection of streams from pollution. The bill appro- priates $12,000.
 | THE AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL AGAIN. Senator Kirkham asked that the resolution | relating to the Storrs Agricultural school, | which had been referred to the agriculture | committee early in the session, be referred | to the appropriations committee, which had & | similar matter under consideration. Senator l Doolittle protested against 8 change of reference at this time. Senator Leach also
 entered his protest and so did Senator l Graham. The matter was further discussed ! by Senators Staub, Sumner and others, the debate running into general discussion of the merits of the pres | ent location. Senators Hyde and Henry | favored the change and the resolution was l then referred to the appropriations commit tee with only few negative votes. The ju- ! dietary committee reported that in their opinion the Connecticut experimental sta | tion is an institution entitled to the benefits of the Hatch bill The matter was then I sent to the agriculture committee. SOLDIERS HOMES.
 The resolution authorizing the trustees of the Fitch's Home for Soldiers at Noroton to transfer the property to the State was pass ed. The bill that trustees of soldiers homes shall bave power to make regulations for their government and appoint officers to pre- serve order was also passed.
 HOUSE BUSINESS
 The bill relative to grade crossings was ex- plained by Chairman Davis. Annually after next July not less than two nor more than five per cent. of grade crossings on each road shall be changed by the State commissioners. If road has paid no dividends it shall pay oue third of the cost and the State two thirds, road paying not over five per cent. dividend half by road and State; paying over five per cent, three ffths by the road and two- dfths by the State. Ten per cent. of the taxes received from the railroads (total about $500, ,000, shall be set apart as 8 fund te pay for the grade crossings removal. MT. Davis submitted an amendment that & load may remove more than
 three per cent. of it's crossings if it prefers to do so. MT. Shumway introduced an amend ment providing that each road shall pay thirty per cent. of the cost, and in addition thereto three per cent. of such cost for every one per cent. of the amount of it's total capi- ! tai stock paid out by it's dividends during the year next preceding the date of the der (or change) and the remaining cost by the State. The amendment was adopted. MT. Andrews introduced an amendment that whenever a highway is so changed to pass over or under a railroad it shall be the duty of the railroad to maintain the bridge and so much of the highway as IS within the line of the road. MT. Davis said that the present statutes covered these matters, but the House by an overwhelming vote adopted the f1rth ion
 and speech by MT. Andrews the bill
 amended was passed.
 AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION. A resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution so that all civic officers shall be elected by plurality vote came be- fore the House upon 8 majority and minori- ty report. The Republican members of the committee recommended the rejection and the Democratic members that the resolution be continued to the next session of the Gen. eral Assembly. Speeches were made the Republican side by Messrs. Ford of Wash | ington, Walkely of Southington, Higgins of l Greenwich and Shumway of Killingly. On ! Hartford, Gum of Milford, Davis of Had dam, Hoskins of Bloomfield and
 Andrews, of New Britain. The proposed
 amendment was rejected, IA to 91. THE TOWN SCHOOL BILL. | The Dlll rolaLlnR LO Iuo GOWu management | of schools was taken up after an intellectual | attempt was made to take recess. The bill l was passed by the Senate on Tuesday. The l House. before which the bill first came, re- | jected it. A strong effort has been in prog ress on the part of the supporters of the bill
 to have the House rescind it's action. MT. | Hurd, chairman of the education committee, moved that the House recede and concur. MT. Gum moved to indefinitely postpone the ! whole matter. After debate the yeas and
 nays were taken on the motion to indefinitely postpone and the House refused,
 94 to 86, to postpone. MT. Hurd called for | the previous question on the passage of the
 bill. MT. Gum moved to adjourn; lost, S1
 to 77. As the motion was about to be put | on the previous question rush of the op-
 ponents of the measure took place and the
 House was left without a quorum, and an
 adjournment was then taken to 10 o'clock
 Friday morning.
 | LEGISLATIVE CHIT CHAT.
 The school bill will be the first thing be-
 fore the House Friday.
 Senator Henry is able to attend the ses-
 sions daily now.
 | The crocuses are in bloom about the Capi-
 tol grounds. They have stolen march on
 the first biennial session.
 It is now said that Governor Lounsbury
 and Secretary Mclean did not go fishing on Fast day. The much talked of trout from
 Simsbury were caught on Monday
 Representative Shumway, of Killingly,
 was suddenly taken i'll while debating in the
 House this morning. He was removed to
 the Allyn House, where Dr. Steele attended him.
 The contest over the removal of the
 agricultural school to Wallingford grows l warm. Fuel was added in the Senate this 1 morning. An exciting time may be ex- | pected at any time now on this measure.
 The decision of the committee on fisheries printed on the second page will be read with much interest. The measure was very i'm